Be Bear Aware: Bears are emerging from hibernation
Livestock Carcass Removal Program helps prevent human-bear conflicts
6 Tips for how to carry bear spray in bear country
How to Identify a Grizzly Bear versus Black Bear
Discover nature on a deeper level
Driving into Bettles
After loading all the boxes of goods that couldn’t freeze into the backseats of our trucks we (consisting of Ryan, Eric, Fawn and I) departed North Pole…
The science behind the northern lights
A faint glow illuminated the northern sky as we packed the truck in the dark to get an early start out of Haines Junction, Yukon.…
The Alaska Highway
More than a highway–the only all-land route to Alaska Fairbanks 1000 km. Six hundred miles I estimate. There aren’t many road signs in the Lower…
White Mountains Ski Trip
After waiting all winter for spring skiing in Alaska, we skied 40 miles in the White Mountains over two days. On Sunday we skied into…
North to Alaska
The annual trip north usually coincides with the migratory birds but this year the trip began sooner. Idaho’s weather could have been mistaken for April…
Mountain goats: Clinging to existence in the harshest places
The narrow ledges protruding from the sheer cliff caught enough snow to create a patchwork of white snow and dark rock that looked void of…
Dog’s amazing sense of smell
Nose to the ground, tail whirling like a helicopter and a fast-paced trot on the verge of a run indicates that my canine companion is…
Glacier National Park Ski Trip
“Look, a goat!” Ryan excitedly said as he pointed at the nearby cliff with its ledges cloaked in snow. After a few seconds I detected…
Busy beavers leave mark on the landscape
The impact of humans on the landscape is undeniable but what other species significantly alters its environment to suit its need for food and shelter?…
Who poops in the woods?
Hardly a trip into the woods goes by without an encounter with animal droppings–otherwise known as scat, excrement, feces or poop. Sometimes all that is…